John F. Kennedy: SignedProfiles in
Courage. Senator John F. Kennedy's writing of
Profiles in Courage and his winning the Pulitzer Prize
certainly did a lot to burnish his reputation. During its first
year in circulation, JFK narrowly missed obtaining the Democratic
nomination for Vice President. The work later was the basis for a
television program highlighting some of the people "profiled" in
the book. This is a first edition with the original dust jacket.
The front endpaper is inscribed: "To Lois-- with the
affectionate regards of her old boss-- John Kennedy". The
recipient is identified as Lois G. Aykroyd who worked for Kennedy
as a secretary on his senatorial staff (and later as Jacqueline
Kennedy's personal secretary). The book itself has very minor shelf
wear. There are some light areas of discoloration on the endpaper,
but none of it affects the inscription or autograph.